US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 28th March, 1956

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending March 28, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 28th March, 1956

US Top 40 Singles – 28th March, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 28th March, 1956
Issue Date: 7th April, 1956

1 1 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-9 (3 wks @ #1) (1S/1A/2J) (1)
2 2 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-18 (2S/3A/3J) (2)
3 3 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-15 (6S/5A/1J) (1)
4 4 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-12 (8S/2A/4J) (4)
5 5 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-10 (7S/4A/6J) (5)
6 9 t BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-6 (3S/11A/8J) (6)
7 7 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-9 (9S/9A/10J) (7)
8 t 6 THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-17 (10S/11A/5J) (1)
8 t 9 t HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (5S/7A/13J) (8)
10 13 JUKE BOX BABY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-5 (4S/12A/7J) (10)

11 14 A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-7 (11S/13A/9J) (11)
12 t 18 t EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-5 (15S/14A/12J) (12)
12 t 8 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-13 (14S/21A/8J) (6)
14 12 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-12 (13S/16A/16J) (9)
15 16 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-6 (20S/10A/17J) (15)
16 20 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-7 (18S/15A) (16)
17 22 BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-6 (11S/20A/9J) (17)
18 18 t EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-5 (22S/18A) (18)
19 31 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-3 (19S) (31)
20 23 (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat) –•– Richard Hayman and Jan August (Mercury)-10 (24S/18 tJ) (13)

21 15 BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-19 (14J) (5)
22 24 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Teen Queens (Gee)-6 (16S) (22)
23 25 I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (5S/19A/13J) (23)
24 17 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-19 (25A/15J) (1)
25 21 TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-11 (7S/6J) (12)
26 50 t ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-3 (12S) (26)
27 t 11 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-5 (4S/6A/7J) (11)
27 t 35 t TO YOU, MY LOVE –•– Nick Noble (Wing/Mercury)-7 (27)
29 26 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Russ Morgan (Decca)-6 (23A) (26)
30 42 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-3 (25 Ts) (30)

31 44 INNAMORATA –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-5 (31)
32 30 INNAMORATA (Sweetheart) –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-5 (30)
33 28 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-6 (17A) (28)
34 27 DUNGAREE DOLL –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-17 (7)
35 47 BO WEEVIL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-6 (35)
36 59 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Teddi King (RCA Victor)-8 (32)
37 57 “MAIN TITLE” AND “MOLLY-O” (“The Man with the Golden Arm”) –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-3 (37)
38 t 48 t MR. WONDERFUL –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-9 (22A) (38)
38 t 32 PORT AU PRINCE –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-3 (32)
40 34 A THEME FROM THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Mack the Knife) –•– Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars (Columbia)-9 (20)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 28th March, 1956

42 29 LIPSTICK AND CANDY AND RUBBERSOLE SHOES –•– Julius LaRosa (RCA)-9 (21)
46 33 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-10 (21)
47 40 FLOWERS MEAN FOREGIVENESS –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-7 (24A) (35)
52 t 35 t FOREVER DARLING –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-7 (35)
54 38 t IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– The Dream Weavers (Decca)-22 (8)
55 38 t 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Lou Busch and His Orchestra (Capitol)-7 (35)
60 35 t LULLABY OF BIRDLAND –•– Blue Stars (Mercury)-17 (20)

POWER HITS: 28th March, 1956

41 41 (Themes From) “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (Vik)-4 (25 Ts) (41)
43 69 IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-2 (43)
44 t 43 LOVELY ONE –•– The Four Voices (Columbia)-5 (43)
44 t 52 OUR LOVE AFFAIR –•– Tommy Charles (Decca)-9 (43)
48 62 ROCK RIGHT –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-4 (48)
49 — A CRAZY LITTLE PALACE (That’s My House) –•– The Billy Williams Quartet (Coral)-1 (49)
50 t 48 t ASK ME –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-9 (25)
50 t 71 MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Elmer Bernstein and Orchestra (Decca)-3 (17S) (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 28th March, 1956

63 t — WITHOUT YOU –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-1 (63)
66 — LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-1 (23S) (66)
67 — THE SAINTS ROCK ‘N ROLL –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-1 (21S) (67)
68 t — WINNER TAKE ALL –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (19S) (68)
68 t — WILD CHERRY –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-1 (68)
73 — THE LITTLE MUSICIANS –•– Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-1 (73)
74 t — CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Willows (Melba)-1 (74)
76 — HELD FOR QUESTIONING –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-1 (76)
79 — R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-1 (21S) (79)
81 — MAIN TITLE – GOLDEN ARM –•– Les Elgart and His Orchestra (Columbia)-1 (81)
82 — IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN (‘Twas On a Night Like This) –•– Bing Crosby and the Buddy Cole Trio (Decca)-1 (82)
88 t — BLUE SUEDE SHOES (From the “Elvis Presley” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (88)
90 — THAT’S YOUR MISTAKE –•– Otis Williams and His New Group (DeLuxe)-8 (48)
91 t — ANGEL PIE (Postillion) –•– Peggy King (Columbia)-1 (91)
91 t — TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (91)
94 t — CHINESE ROCK AND EGG ROLL –•– Buddy Hackett (Coral)-1 (94)
96 t — ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-27 (5)
100 t — YOU’RE MINE –•– The Dream Weavers Featuring Wade Buff (Decca)-1 (100)